What should I do now with my pregnant ex girfriend?

I was with a girl for 2 years and were both very much in love, but our situation (geography and finance) made it very hard for the relationship to work. 6 months after I broke up with her (secretly thinking once I had changed the circumstances I may want to try again), she tells me she is pregnant. Even though I am as good as certain the child is not mine I feel like that would have been the best outcome (even though I always believed I didn’t want children) as she would not have made a mistake and it would have helped us make the relationship work. I don’t yet know the circumstances of her situation and all I do is go over the possibilities in my head, each one causes hurt but the best for her is that she has moved on and has met someone who she can be happy with especially as she does not have time on her side for having a child.

What hurts is that the only reasoning I can think of is that me leaving her caused her to make this mistake or that she has moved on so quickly to another stage in her life as I know she loved me very much and may still do. I still love her but the situation has not changed and her having another mans baby does not change my feelings but makes things harder.

I do not know what I should tell her as telling her this could cause more pain for her, hopefully she will explain what is going on and I can judge from there. If only she had given me a little more time to find her again, by trying to let her move on I think I have hurt us both

Answer #1

You made a mistake, now you’ve got to live with it. It sucks but that’s life and it’s the only way we as humans ever learn anything.

My first thoughts were: Why in the hell would you leave someone you love? Why would you cause them that pain? Why would you let go of a person so dear to you for such petty things as money and distance? What kind of twisted game are you playing?

And then, I start to think. 6 months? You left her for 6 months and then you think you can just waltz back into her life? Did you really think she would shrivel up and die waiting for you?

And so she met someone else ans she’s decided to have his baby. Did it ever cross your mind that she might be happy? That this might be a very grand and beautiful event for her? That she hopes against all odds that you’ll stop thinking of yourself and actually congratulate her?

My best advice is stop being so egotistical and self centered. She’s having a child, this is a wonderful exciting event in her life. If you love her then tell her so but don’t put your needs before hers. She deserves more and better and all the love that you can and can’t give. Mostly she deserves an apology for having being fool enough to let her go in the first place.

Answer #2

I think you got me wrong. I left her because the issues were then and still now insurmountable, the distance is literally the other side of the world and for reasons I won’t go into she can’t be here and I can’t be there (finance is the main one of these reasons as and yes this really is insurmountable). I left her because I knew trying to fight through these problems would have destroyed the relationship and left us in a very difficult situation. In order to let her move on I never tried to hold onto her or give her ideas that I would want her back, I just quietly worked towards getting to a situation were we could maybe be together again. I didn’t expect her to wait for me, but I didn’t expect her to make such a significant change to her life in such a short time, not because of me but because she is a realistic person and 6 months is not sufficient time to know if you should have a child with someone.

I don’t yet know the circumstances of her life now, but if she has met someone else all your advice is what I have done up until now, support her and be happy for her (if not myself).

The last thing I have been is egotistical and self centered, she does not know any of these feelings and your final point about telling her I still love her. This is my issue. Is it better for her to think she has moved on and made the right decision or risk putting regret in her mind (hopefully she will not regret her choices) that things could have been different in time?

If I have to suffer in order for her to be happy, then ok. But I do not want to hurt her by making a wrong decision, especially now.

Answer #3

I still think it was an awful idea to leave someone you love in hope to work to get back together without their knowing. You let her go and she must have felt very alone therefore she tried to move on. Things should be worked on together as a couple and important things like I’m working towards us having a life together should be discussed. I understand that distance and money can be difficult obstacles to hurdle over but they are by no means impossible and therefore, in my opinion, should not be used as an excuse for separation. As you’ve stated other issues influenced the end of your relationship and in your opinion are still insurmountable. Bottom line is if you think being together is impossible (insurmountable) then let her go without trying to hang on to the rest of a broken dream.

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